Robert S. Dubik, superintendent of schools for Cazenovia school district since 2004, will retire at at the end of the 2013-14 academic year.

His current salary is $150,003.

Dubik announced his decision June 17 at the Cazenovia Board of Education meeting, and told district staff June 21. His four-year contract expires at the end of next year.

"It was a tough decision," Dubik said. "When you do something for 38 years, of course you're going to miss it. But this is good timing. The district will be experiencing a lot of change over the next few years, with declining enrollment and the possible realignment of our buildings. The new superintendent can be at the forefront of those transitions."

Dubik came to Cazenovia in 1991 as assistant principal of Cazenovia High School for three years, and then as principal at Burton Street Elementary for two years. He left the district in 1996 to become a Liverpool elementary school principal, then went to Waterloo schools and in 2002 became superintendent at Port Byron schools before returning to Cazenovia.